Chapter 1: 8-Bit
"Discord!" yelled a mare's voice.
Discord looked upon the six ponies who had appeared in front of him. Around five of their necks were five different necklaces while the mare who spoke had a tiara.
"Your reign of terror is over. We have the Elements of Harmony!" the mare said.
"Oh joy, she's speaking in cliches again." Discord thought to himself. "Alright Ms. Sparkle, whatever you say. Go on and magic me back to stone." he said. He had put so much sarcasm into his words that even the most idiotic foal couldn't miss it.
"You heard him, girls! Let's get this over with!" the mare said.
The six ponies' eyes lit up and began to float in midair.
"Kindness!" said Fluttershy.
"Generosity!" said Rarity.
"Honesty!" said Applejack.
"Laughter!" giggled Pinkie Pie.
"Swag! I mean...Loyalty!" said Rainbow Dash.
Discord snapped his finger and a watch appeared. "How long will this take!?" he thought to himself.
Finally, Twilight Sparkle, the mare who had been speaking the whole time said "Magic!" and a rainbow began to swirl around the six of them. The rainbow curved and started heading towards Discord.
"I've seen enough." Discord announced, snapping his fingers again. Without warning, time stopped. He got up off the throne. "This 'friendship' stuff is making me sick." Discord continued. "Tell you what. I'll make this interesting."
The ponies, frozen in time, glanced at each other when suddenly, SNAP! Everything flashed pure white for an instant. When sight returned to the ponies, Discord was gone but that wasn't the only strange thing. The world itself had turned into an 8-bit replica! The ponies were but sprites on a flat landscape. The worst part by far was that the Elements of Harmony had disappeared!